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belfastlive.co.uk
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Three people and a puppy have been rescued from a house fire after sleeping through their smoke alarm. The fire service was called to Drummard Close in Co Derry at around 4.35am on Sunday after police on patrol in the area heard the detector sounding. Police forced entry and three young adults were rescued from the flat. Firefighters using breathing apparatus also rescued a puppy from the kitchen fire.

belfastlive.co.uk
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The family of inspirational teenager Alexandra Johnston who died after a brave battle with cancer have said her "name will live on forever". In a statement this morning ahead of her funeral in Co Derry , dad Andre said Alexandra's strength would help them get through the "hardest day of our lives". A funeral service for the popular 16-year-old, from Claudy, drew large crowds as the funeral cortege left the family home for requiem mass at St Columb's Church, Derry this afternoon.

belfastlive.co.uk
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Detectives investigating the death of a man in East Belfast are appealing for a taxi driver with potentially "vital" information to come forward. Mark Ponisi, 53, died in a flat in the London Road area of the city on Saturday. Emergency services were called to the scene before 10am and Mr Ponisi was found with suspected head and facial injuries in the living room of the flat. A post-mortem is to be carried out.

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